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Tropical Storm CARLOS (Text)

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TROPICAL STORM CARLOS ADVISORY NUMBER   4
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL   EP042009
800 PM PDT FRI JUL 10 2009

...CARLOS STRENGTHENS...
 
AT 800 PM PDT...0300 UTC...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM CARLOS WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 10.5 NORTH...LONGITUDE 115.1 WEST OR ABOUT 925
MILES...1485 KM...SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF THE SOUTHERN TIP OF BAJA
CALIFORNIA.
 
CARLOS IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NEAR 14 MPH...22 KM/HR...AND A
MOTION TO THE WEST OR WEST-NORTHWEST IS EXPECTED THROUGH SUNDAY.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE INCREASED TO NEAR 50 MPH...85 KM/HR...
WITH HIGHER GUSTS.  ADDITIONAL STRENGTHENING IS EXPECTED...AND
CARLOS IS FORECAST TO BECOME A HURRICANE ON SATURDAY.
 
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 50 MILES...85 KM
FROM THE CENTER.
 
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1000 MB...29.53 INCHES.
 
...SUMMARY OF 800 PM PDT INFORMATION...
LOCATION...10.5N 115.1W
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...50 MPH
PRESENT MOVEMENT...WEST OR 275 DEGREES AT 14 MPH
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1000 MB
 
THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT
200 AM PDT.
 
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FORECASTER BROWN
 
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